Separable hinge for screens.



PATENTED- MAY 10, 1904. 0. ROWLAND.

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PATENT OFFICE,

CALVIN ROWLAND, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROWLANDMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPORATION OF COLORADO.

SEPARABLE HINGE FOR SCREENS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,751, dated May 10,1904:.

Applicatioufiled July 2, 1903. Serial No. 164,055. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, CALVINRQWLAND, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented a certain new, useful, and Improved Separable Hinge forScreens, (Case No. 2,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hangers or supports IQ for pivotally suspendinghalf-size screens in windows. It is rapidly becoming the custom I topivot screens at the top instead of arranging the same to slide in thewindow-frame. Various devices have been contrived for se- 5 curinghalf-size screens in this way; but most of these cost more to buy andapply than it costs to make and apply a'sliding screen or one which issecured by either permanent fastenings or hooks. For this reason the useof pivotal supports, though acknowledged to be better and to affordconvenience, has been avoided by carpenters and contractors who supplyand hang screens. This is illustrated in the case of the hanger that isshown and 5 described in my Letters Patent No. 702,886, of June 17,1902, which hanger has gone into very general use, while the moreexpensive hinge and pivot supports have met with little sale or favor.

My patented hanger can be easily and quickly applied and enables thehanging of the screen from the inside of the window; but I find that itis desirable to provide a still cheaper hanger, and, further, a hangerwhich may be more quickly and securely fastened to the screen and onewhich will prevent the lifting of the screen when the hook or latchcommonly used at the bottom of the screen is grasped to swing the screenoutward.

With my patented hanger it is possible to to lift the screen verticallyeven while thescreen is in place against the blind-stops, and I haveexperienced some difficulty also with the fastening-s for the hanger,same occasionally becoming so loose as to be readily detached from thescreen by a slight outward pressure against the screen. In either casethe screen is apt to fall upon the ground outside the building withinjury to itself or a passer-by.

The object of my invention is to provide a hanger or support forhalf-size screens, which support shall be composed of wire, shall beextremely cheap to manufacture, and shall be so formed as to grasp orclasp opposite sides of the screen-frame and also engage both the upperand lower sides of the hanger-pivot to prevent vertical movement of thescreen while the latter is in normal position.

My invention consists generally in the screen hanger or support,comprisinga lower portion, which constitutes a clamp or clasp, and anupper portion, which constitutes a pivot-hook, and, further, myinvention consists in a screen-hanger that is wholly composed of wire,being formed from a loop thereof to comprise a clasp, a gage, and ahook.

My invention also consists of various details of construction and incombinations of parts, all as hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a window frame and screenprovided with a screenhanger embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my screen-hanger in place, together with a sectionalview of the upper corner of the screen; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sideview thereof.

As shown in the drawings, 2 represents the window-frame; 3, the uppersash therein; 4, the lower sash; 5, the outer blind-stop, and 6 thescreen-frame. Said screen-frame is of substantially the same height asthe lower sash of the window, and the opening that would otherwise existbetween the top of the screen and the mid-rail of the upper sash isclosed by the strip 7, which is preferably attached to the top of thescreen-frame. The screen stands or rests against the blind-stops 5 ofthe Window. Any suitable means (not shown) may be used for securing thebottom of the screen. The top of the screen is equipped with twosupports or hangers like unto those shown in the drawings. These engageor hang from short pivot nails or screws 8, which are driven into theblind-stops 5 above the strip 7. The hanger is composed of a loop ofwire, the lower ends of which loop comprise the outer and inner arms 9and 10 of the claspportion of the device. One or the other of said armsis provided with a sharp right-angled point or spud 11 to be driven intothe wooden frame. The other is provided with a curl or eye 12 to receivethe fasteningnail 13. The inner arm 10 is extended above the top of thescreen in asubstantially straight line and forms one-half of the shank13 of the hooked portion of the hanger. The loop proper, 14:, is formedinto the hook 15, and the shank 13 is provided with sharply-inclin edupper portion 16. The loop or end of the hook is not only bent downward,but forward as well, and closely approaches the angular portion of theshank, only enough room being i left to admit the pivot-nail when thehook is placed thereon. The opposite side of the loop conforms to theextension of the part 10, the two sides lying in the same planes. Saidopposite side, from which the clasp-arm 9 is formed, is wound or twisted(see 17) about the shank portion 13 and from thence crosses the top ofthe screen. The cross portion 18 serves as a gage, making it easy toaccurately position the hanger on the screen-top. In attaching thehanger to the screen the clasp is pushed down over the top of the screenuntil the portion 18 rests upon the top, after which the spud 11 and thenail 13 are driven into the screen. I prefer to use one or more staples19 upon the upper portion or the clasp for better securing the same.

It is obvious that my device may be made from two pieces of wire inplace of one and,

furthermore, that it may be made from flat or square material. Thishanger when attached to the screen cannot be easily removedtherefrom,-and when the screen bearing same is placed upon thepivot-nail the screen cannot be lifted vertically, because of theengagement of the underlying ends of the hooks with the pivot-nail. Itis desirable that the pivot nail shall be placed midway of the width ofthe blind-stops, and the bending of the shanks of the hook not onlypermits this arrangement of the pivots, but also provides convenientguide portions which render it easy to hang the screen.

It is obvious that various modifications of my invention will readilysuggest themselves to one skilled in the art, and I therefore do notconfine my invention to the specific construction herein shown anddescribed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A hanger or support for half-size screens,comprising the hooked upper portion and the two-part, lower portion orclasp, said hook and said clasp occupying the same plane, substantiallyas described.

2. A hanger or support for half-size screens, composed of a loop ofwire, the upper portion of which comprises a hook, l5, and a bent shank,13, an intermediate twisted portion and a lower portion comprising thearms, 9 and 10, provided with a spud and an eye, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 1st day of June,1903,at Chicago, Illinois, in the presence of two witnesses.

CALVIN ROWLAND.

Witnesses:

C. G. HAW'LEY, JOHN H. GARNsnY.

